Laban asked, ‘What should I give you? ’ And Jacob said, ‘You don’t need to give me anything. If you do this one thing for me, I will continue to shepherd and keep your flock.
2 Samuel 21:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Gibeonites said to him, ‘We are not asking for silver and gold from Saul or his family, and we cannot put anyone to death in Israel.’ ‘Whatever you say, I will do for you,’ he said. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Gibeonites said to him, We will accept no silver or gold of Saul or of his house; neither for us shall you kill any man in Israel. David said, I will do for you what you say. American Standard Version (1901) And the Gibeonites said unto him, It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you. Common English Bible The Gibeonites said to him, “We don’t want any silver or gold from Saul or his family, and it isn’t our right to have anyone in Israel killed.” “What do you want?” David asked. “I’ll do it for you.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the Gibeonites said to him: "There is no quarrel for us over silver or gold, but against Saul and against his house. And we do not desire that any man of Israel be put to death." The king said to them, "Then what do you wish that I should do for you?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Gabaonites said to him: We have no contest about silver and gold, but against Saul and against his house. Neither do we desire that any man be slain of Israel. And the king said to them: What will you then that I should do for you? |
Laban asked, ‘What should I give you? ’ And Jacob said, ‘You don’t need to give me anything. If you do this one thing for me, I will continue to shepherd and keep your flock.
You are not to accept a ransom for the life of someone who is guilty of murder; he must be put to death.
Neither should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to his city of refuge, allowing him to return and live in the land before the death of the high priest.